BBQ Pork and Noodle Soup

Surprise, surprise I have managed to do two posts in a week.  Miracles will they never cease!!!

This week I made a BBQ Pork and Noodle soup for dinner with homemade rolls and an Sesame Cucumber Salad.  I love tasting the salty and the sweet at the same time.  At the Mustard Seed, they make a version of Won Ton soup that uses BBQ Pork to give the soup a sweet flavor to go along with the saltiness of the soup.  I try and reproduce that here without the won tons.  I also make a cucumber salad similar to one I have enjoyed at Sushi Hana here in Missoula. 

The soup turned out to be quite easy and I even prepped most of the ingredients earlier in the day and then just thew it all together when I got home.  It took a total of 20 minutes, if that.  Here are the ingredients:

1 lb. of prepared BBQ Pork.  Costco currently has a great selection in their deli section.  I cut these
         into small cubes aiming for bite size pieces
3 or 4 green onions, thinly sliced.  I saved some of the green tops for a garnish at the end.
2 stalks of organic celery cut into bite sized pieces
1 or 2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 quart of good chicken stock
Sesame oil
Low sodium soy sauce
Dried Ginger (as in I didn't use the fresh root but the spice from the cupboard)
Couple of Handfuls of Dried noodles. 

A note on the noodles:  I have tried this recipe a few times and have always been disappointed with the noodles.  I have tried soba buckwheat noodles and a ramen type noodle and find them a little too soft.  Of course I could have cooked them too quickly.  Tonight, I tried a canton dried noodle that I found at Seafood City in Tukwila, WA.  I was very please with the consistency and firmness of the noodles.  I think I need to add more next time

After prepping all the ingredients, I heated the pan over medium heat and put in some sesame oil and a little canola oil too.  I added the pork, onion and celery.  After it had cooked for a few minutes, I added the garlic and ginger.  Oh and I did add a splash or two of soy sauce.  Once the vegetables were tender I added the stock.  I wish I could say it was my own, sadly I have none made.  I have found a great chicken stock made by Costco...not a broth...a stock!  I also added a few cups of water but I could see maybe not doing this next time.

I turned up the heat and brought it too a boil.  Next add the noodles and cook for a few minutes until the noodles are done to the desired consistency.  Taste the soup and see if it is the flavor you are shooting for.  You may need to add more soy sauce, ginger or pepper.  


Serve with bread and a nice salad or in my case a cucumber salad.

Let me know if you have any questions and enjoy!